Patents by Inventor Chun-Ying Tu

Chun-Ying Tu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and device for easily installing a printer cartridge
    Patent number: 6997628
    Abstract: An easy-load mechanism and its associated method for installing a printer cartridge comprises a moveable cartridge bay for holding the printer cartridge, a lever device for accepting an external force, and a linking device the external force from the lever device to the moveable cartridge bay, wherein when the lever device is able to move the movable cartridge from an initial position to a target position via the linking device. Additionally, an alternative easy-load mechanism and its associated method for installing a printer cartridge comprises a moveable cartridge bay for holding the printer cartridge, a lever device for accepting an external force, a first engagement device, a second engagement device, and a third engagement device for transferring force from the lever device to the moveable cartridge bay, wherein the lever device is able to move the movable cartridge from an initial position to a target position via the engagement devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Ying Tu
  • Photo printer having a detachable connection module
    Patent number: 6986685
    Abstract: A photo printer includes a housing, a circuit board having a first set of female conducting terminals and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the printer, a connection module having a connector that contains both a first set of male conducting terminals for engaging with the first set of female conducting terminals and a second set of female conducting terminals, and an external card for storing data having a second set of female conducting terminals for engaging with the first set of female conducting terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Le-Jen Wang, Chun-Ying Tu
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EASILY INSTALLING A PRINTER CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20050281602
    Abstract: An easy-load mechanism and its associated method for installing a printer cartridge comprises a moveable cartridge bay for holding the printer cartridge, a lever device for accepting an external force, and a linking device the external force from the lever device to the moveable cartridge bay, wherein when the lever device is able to move the movable cartridge from an initial position to a target position via the linking device. Additionally, an alternative easy-load mechanism and its associated method for installing a printer cartridge comprises a moveable cartridge bay for holding the printer cartridge, a lever device for accepting an external force, a first engagement device, a second engagement device, and a third engagement device for transferring force from the lever device to the moveable cartridge bay, wherein the lever device is able to move the movable cartridge from an initial position to a target position via the engagement devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventor: Chun-Ying Tu
  • PHOTO PRINTER HAVING A DETACHABLE CONNECTION MODULE
    Publication number: 20050112950
    Abstract: A photo printer includes a housing, a circuit board having a first set of female conducting terminals and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the printer, a connection module having a connector that contains both a first set of male conducting terminals for engaging with the first set of female conducting terminals and a second set of female conducting terminals, and an external card for storing data having a second set of female conducting terminals for engaging with the first set of female conducting terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Le-Jen Wang, Chun-Ying Tu
  • Print cartridge
    Patent number: D514153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Ying Tu
  • Print cartridge
    Patent number: D523891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Hi-Touch Imaging Technoloiges Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Ying Tu